Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Maternal Health Protection Act; To Require Public Health Programs To Provide A Minimum Of 12 Months Of Postpartum Care, Including Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment; To Require Timely Postpartum Follow-up Appointments By Public Hospitals And Clinics; To Require Public Health Facilities To Adopt Certain Evidence-based Maternal Safety Protocols And To Report Maternal Morbidity Data To The Department; To Authorize The Department To Issue Corrective Action Plans For Public Health Facilities That Fail To Implement Safety Protocols; To Authorize The Maternal Mortality Review Committee Established Under Section 41-112-1 To Review All Pregnancy-related Deaths Within The State, To Identify Systemic Causes Associated With Such Deaths And To Publish An Annual Report With Recommendations For Preventing Such Deaths; To Direct The Department To Establish A Maternal Emergency Transportation Fund And To Outline Objectives And Approved Fund Uses; To Set Forth Legislative Findings; To Define Certain Terms; And For Related Purposes.
Died In Committee (2026-02-03)